coopecology.bsky.social
I study forests and fire 🔥. Thus, climate too. Professor at Western Colorado University.
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This would be the largest public lands sell-off in modern U.S. history and it's happening with no hearings, no debate, and no public input.
See what public lands would be available for sale:
www.wilderness.org/articles/med...
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nice! You all are still burning down there? How long does the Rx season go?
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Or, contributing to the assertion that it is all harmful (also false).
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Beautiful. What a difference a few inches makes! Or a thousand feet...
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Impressive work.
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I got a related preprint for you if you shoot me an email address. Before the SW blows up with fire this spring.
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perfect book to be reading right now. Required reading for my students this semester.
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Good question. This area burned during the explosive first day, 17,000-ha, run.
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Here's a closer view of the raven calling. Definitely saying something, I wonder what.
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Quantifying wilderness fire management (suppression, managed fire, and Rx fire) is something we are working on, with @clareboe.bsky.social and @seanparks.bsky.social. This storymap is a nice starting place:
storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/552d...
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Amanda, as I'm sure you know the vast majority of natural ignitions in US wilderness areas are suppressed, directly conflicting with both the "untrammeled" and "natural" characteristics required by the Wilderness Act.
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can't wait to get a copy!
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Great imagery. Are these kinds of fires typical or unusual here this time of year?
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really great diagnosis, any thoughts on a cure? The way things were done in the "old days" had its share of flaws.